Color-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC)
FY 1992 - FY 1996

The following chart represents the total number of charge receipts filed and resolved under Title VII alleging race-based discrimination.

The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information and Planning from data compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System.

This does not include charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

FY 1992

FY 1993

FY 1994

FY 1995

FY 1996

Receipts

374

461

413

700

832

Resolutions

451

516

348

546

1,032

Resolutions By Type

Settlements

29

16

17

14

16

6.4%

3.1%

4.9%

2.6%

1.6%

Withdrawals w/Benefits

31

27

11

8

60

6.9%

5.2%

3.2%

1.5%

5.8%

Administrative Closures

109

161

133

247

587

24.2%

31.2%

38.2%

45.2%

56.9%

No Reasonable Cause

277

304

180

271

361

61.4%

58.9%

51.7%

49.6%

35.0%

Reasonable Cause

5

8

7

6

8

1.1%

1.6%

2.0%

1.1%

0.8%

Successful Conciliations

0

3

2

3

5

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

0.5%

0.5%

Unsuccessful Conciliations

5

5

5

3

3

1.1%

1.0%

1.4%

0.5%

0.3%

Merit Resolutions

65

51

35

28

84

14.4%

9.9%

10.1%

5.1%

8.1%

Monetary Benefits (Millions)*

$0.3

$0.3

$0.4

$0.2

$2.9

* Does not include monetary benefits obtained through litigation.

The total of individual percentages may not always sum to 100% due to rounding.

EEOC total workload includes charges carried over from previous fiscal years, new charge receipts and charges transferred to EEOC from Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs). Resolution of charges each year may therefore
exceed receipts for that year because workload being resolved is drawn from a combination of pending, new receipts and FEPA transfer charges rather than from new charges only.